Workshop Materials

  • Go to https://workshop.kerryback.com
  • Open the slide deck so you can access the links in it
  • Zip file will be discussed in a moment

Mentis

Why Python?

  • Data analysis, including machine learning
  • Automate things
  • Example from MGMT 675: Cost of Equity App
  • The app is written entirely in python.
  • All of the python code was written by AI.

Get Started

  • You need a Google account.
  • You need to install Google Drive
  • Drive should appear as a folder on your laptop. In Windows Explorer, it is under This PC
  • Create a new folder **This PCDriveDrive*
  • Download the zip file linked on workshop.kerryback.com to This PCDriveDrive.
  • Extract all of the files to **This PCDriveDrive*
  • Respond to the Menti when you are ready to move on or if you are stuck.

Open Colab

  • Go to https://colab.research.google.com
  • You should be looking at an Open Notebook screen
  • Choose Google Drive
  • Find and open Part1_Colab.ipynb
  • If for any reason you are unable to use Google Drive, open Part1 Colab at workshop.kerryback.com
  • Respond to the Menti when you are ready to move on or if you are stuck

Plan for the Workshop

  • This is the last slide
  • We will work through notebooks together
  • Respond to the Menti if you get stuck or when you finish a notebook
  • Each notebook suggests things you can do while waiting for others to finish
  • When everyone is finished, we will discuss and then move on together to the next notebook